English

"Reading is like breathing in, and writing is like breathing out" Pam Allyn

Below is an overview of English learning across the school. The skills document outlines the skills we expect children to achieve in each year group as well as identifying key vocabulary that will be used.

English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils, therefore, who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised.

Reading End of Year Expectations by Year Group Writing End of Year Expectations by Year Group Skills Progression Reading Skills Progression Writing Writing Yearly Overview EYFS and KS1 Rationale for Writing Rationale for Reading RWI parent meeting Autumn 2025